Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Alas, to be honest, these guys are quite noisy. He even started cursing Chabashira Sae for assigning him to this group.

……

For the next hour, the Dragon Team actually played poker for an hour.

Hikigaya thus witnessed the embarrassment and scratching of the heads of Horikita and Shiina, two social losers, when faced with multiplayer interactive games, as well as Ryuen Shouna's still bad and terrible personality in the game, including but not limited to being caught cheating many times, and being confirmed to be cheating, but still not caring...

When the time was up, the people in Class A were the first to leave as usual, and under the leadership of Katsuragi, they completely did not participate in any communication.

Kushida Kikyo was the second one to leave. Before she left, she seemed to want to come over and say something to Hikigaya, but in the end she lowered her head silently and said nothing.

Among the rest, Ichinose was the most enthusiastic. She seemed to be really immersed in the game, forgetting all the worries brought by the exam.

However, the problems of this exam are obviously far from over. Ichinose and others must be anxious about the final result.

After leaving the Dragon Group's room, Hikigaya contacted Ibuki Mio immediately.

He was about to ask about the situation of the Rabbit Group when he heard news from Ibuki.

"Hikigaya, it's bad. Manabe and the others have kidnapped that Karuizawa guy and dragged him into a small path inside the cruise ship."

"Have you started yet?"

Hikigaya had confirmed early on that Manabe Shiho and others would take action against Karuizawa Megumi. He was just curious about when it would happen.

Now that it happened, he was relieved and asked further: "Has anyone else discovered this?"

"Ayanokouji and Yukimura from your class followed."

"Is it."

If Yukimura is here too, then there is no need to worry about Karuizawa's safety.

It seems unlikely that Ayanokouji would do anything out of line in front of Yukimura. Although Yukimura has a hot temper, he is essentially a kind person and would not stand by and watch his classmates being bullied.

However, now that things have come to this, it can be said that it is a foregone conclusion that Ayanokouji has set his sights on Karuizawa.

The reason why this outcome happened is closely related to Karuizawa's own flawed personality.

Although the victim-blaming theory is a very antithetical theory, it also has certain reference value.

If Karuizawa could be strong and not habitually rely on others when she encountered trouble, she would not have fallen to this point.

Therefore, Hikigaya will not save Karuizawa.

After all, only humans can save themselves.

If Karuizawa cannot realize his mistakes and cannot break free from the desperate situation he created, then he might as well fall into complete depravity.

In the final analysis, you have to take responsibility for your own mistakes. If you keep relying on others, you will eventually lose yourself and become a puppet full of sadness but without anyone's sympathy.

Chapter 376: Will Karuizawa accept the helping hand offered by me?

Before going to bed at night, Hikigaya contacted Ibuki Mio again and learned from her the follow-up of the incident involving Karuizawa Megumi, Manabe Shiho and others.

Simply put, Manabe and others forcibly took Karuizawa to the back of the stairs of the emergency escape building, trying to force him to admit to bullying the student named Moroto Rika in Class C.

But even at this point, Karuizawa still did not show any remorse and firmly denied what he had done.

This directly angered Manabe and others, and they almost planned to bully Karuizawa on the spot.

However, before they were about to take action, the sudden intrusion of Yukimura Teruhiko and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka interrupted the bullying incident, forcing Manabe and others to abandon their actions.

It is worth mentioning that when Karuizawa was about to be bullied by Manabe and others, the arrogance that he had shown before suddenly disappeared, and he even showed obvious panic.

This undoubtedly once again verifies the fact that Karuizawa Megumi disguised her own personality.

"So, what actions will Karuizawa take next?"

If an ordinary person were subjected to this level of bullying, he or she would probably try to resist immediately, report it to the school and give feedback to vent his or her anger.

Individuals who are slightly popular in the group may even directly incite the people around them and rely on the power of the group to fight against the enemy.

According to Karuizawa's status in the girls' group of Class D, there would be no problem even if she incited the entire Class D to deal with Manabe and others.

In short, trying to resist when encountering difficulties is a normal behavior and an attitude that can truly solve problems.

However, would Karuizawa really make such a 'normal' choice?

After witnessing a series of completely incomprehensible wrong decisions made by the other party, Hikigaya could no longer equate Karuizawa with normal people.

After all, if the other party was a little more normal, with the suggestions he had made before, he should have had the same prestige as Hirata in Class D by now.

In fact, not only did Karuizawa not get better, but after the uninhabited island exam, its status became worse than before.

If you don't have a few tons of water in your brain, you can't do such a heaven-defying thing.

Therefore, even if Karuizawa does not resist at all in the face of bullying, and even chooses to remain silent and escape, he can fully understand it.

However, Karuizawa himself will fall into hell because of his own foolish choice.

……

It was around midnight, after two in the morning.

Hikigaya, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly heard a rustling noise coming from the bed next to him. He opened his eyes and looked, and found that it was Hirata Yosuke who left the dormitory.

He did not get up immediately, but lay in bed patiently waiting.

Sure enough, not long after, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka also climbed out of bed and slowly slipped out of the bed.

Of course Hikigaya couldn't just sit there and watch this scene where it was obvious something was going to happen.

However, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he waited until Hirata and Ayanokouji had walked away for a while before slowly getting up from the bed and following them along the road.

He originally thought that it might take him some time to find the two people, but he found it surprisingly easy.

Because Hirata Yosuke didn't think he would be followed, so he didn't restrain his aura at all. It might also be that he himself didn't like doing such sneaky things.

In comparison, Ayanokouji, who was following Hirata, was much more cautious. If Hikigaya was not also a master of stealth, he would have been discovered in an instant.

"You're finally here, Hirata."

Karuizawa seemed to be waiting for Hirata. She was sitting on the sofa in a sports suit.

"You just said that you had an argument with Manabe and the others from Class C, and were almost taken to an uninhabited area and beaten. Is that true?" Hirata didn't waste time and went straight to the point.

"Yeah, those guys really went too far!"

When Karuizawa thought of Manabe and the others, he did not show anger, but rather fear, anxiety and panic.

Hirata spoke with a sense of justice: "If it is Manabe-san and the others who are committing violence unilaterally, then we must do something. I will never allow such violence to happen."

"Really?"

When Karuizawa heard this statement full of justice, he smiled, albeit only for a moment.

However, the next second, Hirata's words made her smile disappear.

"By the way, what exactly caused this incident? Is it really you, Karuizawa-san, who was treated excessively unilaterally?"

"This……"

Hirata's overly sharp words made it impossible for Karuizawa to make a reasonable response.

Because she knew very well that Manabe and others were looking for trouble with her because she had once bullied a student named Rika in Class C.

In a sense, the actions of Manabe and others even have a certain justice, and she herself is the one who did wrong.

However, Karuizawa came to see Hirata, obviously ignoring the concept of right and wrong. She forced herself to speak:

"Does this have anything to do with the violence against me? I just want those guys to be punished!"

"I see. Karuizawa, you have no valid reason. You simply want me to take revenge on Manabe-san and the others, right?"

"So what?"

Karuizawa didn't expect that the truth would be exposed by Hirata, and he was a little angry and embarrassed for a moment.

There is no way. As the leader of Class D, although Hirata Yosuke is destined to not be able to compete with monsters like Ayanokouji and Koenji, he also has talents and wisdom that are superior to ordinary people.

In his eyes, an existence of Karuizawa's level has nowhere to hide.

"Because I don't think this is a kind of justice." Hirata Yosuke shook his head. "We should never think of using violence to solve any problem."

"Your girlfriend is really worried! If it were your boyfriend, wouldn't he usually be willing to help?"

"If you were a boyfriend, you would have said so yourself..." Hirata finally told the truth, "We are not real boyfriend and girlfriend. I said from the beginning that although I don't mind pretending to be in a relationship, I will never take care of only you."

Although Hikigaya already knew this fact, this shocking news obviously caused a great reaction in Ayanokouji, and his aura even fluctuated slightly.

"Even so, even so... I am being hated unilaterally, don't you want to help me?"

"One-sided? It was you, Kamekaruizawa, who started the dispute with Moroto Rika-san, right?"

Hirata revealed the identity of the victim.

Even Hikigaya, who was hiding in the dark, was surprised by this and realized that Hirata was not just a person who was there to do nothing.

As the leader of Class D, he accurately and clearly grasps the movements of most people in the class, even Karuizawa who seems a little out of touch with the group.

"But there's nothing we can do about it... After all, Shinohara-san and the others are here..."

In a panic, Karuizawa said something that was almost self-destructive. This sentence was enough to make people realize that Karuizawa's personality was distorted by external factors. "Please, help me... Hirata-san, you will protect me, right?"

"Of course I will protect you, but I can't hurt Manabe-san and the others for this, so try to sit down and talk with them."

"I already said it's impossible! If this were possible, I wouldn't ask you to help me!"

Karuizawa's collapse is visible to the naked eye. Her own fragility and confusion have reached a critical point under the stimulation of external factors and the opposition of her protector, Hirata Yosuke.

However, Hirata himself had no intention of showing up, because the "protection" that Karuizawa wanted him to provide was also something he could not do due to his own principles.

Therefore, Hirata Yosuke said coldly:

"To me, Karuizawa-san, you are an important classmate. If you are in trouble, I will help you and protect you, but I cannot hurt others for this, even students from Class C."

"So... it doesn't matter if I'm abused?"

"No, I will do my best to help you. I plan to talk to Manabe-san and the others tomorrow morning, and I may even be able to apologize on your behalf."

"I don't want this!" Hirata's decision not to take any tough measures from beginning to end completely disappointed Karuizawa. "That's enough! Since you don't want to listen to my request, I don't need you anymore!"

"Our relationship ends today, it's over!"

Karuizawa's disappointment and collapse were completely revealed, and she turned and left.

Hirata did not show any intention of catching up, but just sighed silently.

He himself was obviously very disappointed with Karuizawa's willfulness and recklessness, and even began to regret agreeing to be her boyfriend in the past.

After all, the willful demands made by Karuizawa had clearly shaken his principles, which was unacceptable to him.

After seeing the conversation between Hirata and Karuizawa ended, Ayanokouji turned around and left the scene after confirming that he had obtained valid information.

In order to prevent Ayanokouji from discovering that he was being followed, Hikigaya ran towards the dormitory first and returned to bed in time, pretending that nothing had happened.

Early the next morning, Hikigaya woke up from his drowsiness, but found that Ayanokouji and Hirata Yosuke's beds were empty. It seemed that both of them had gotten up early.

On the other hand, Koenji was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly without any restraint, enjoying the leisure and happiness brought by the early end of the exam.

Hikigaya was feeling envious and jealous in his heart while searching through his cell phone contact list. It took him a while to find Karuizawa Megumi's number.

Before he knew it, he already had nearly two-digit contacts in his phone. If all of these people were his friends, he would probably be able to go back to Komachi immediately to claim the mission reward.

Unfortunately, this is impossible. He hasn't made a single friend since he came to this school.

After making a phone call, Hikigaya planned to ask Karuizawa to come out for a talk.

The reason why he did this was because he didn't want to watch Karuizawa Kei fall into hell, and he wanted to do something.

However, although he is willing to lend a helping hand, whether Karuizawa is willing to accept his outstretched hand and climb out of hell depends on the other party's own choice.

Chapter 377: Hikigaya, are you willing to protect me on behalf of Hirata?

After finishing his meal at the restaurant, Hikigaya went to the deck of the cruise ship again to enjoy the fresh air.